Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin convention-, conventio, from convenire
Pronunciation : k&n-ven(t)-sh&n
Function : noun
Date : 15th century
1. conference; treaty; agreement; routine, custom. convention\con*ven"tion\ , n. [l. conventio: cf. f. convention. see:
convene, v. i.].
2. the act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition. the conventions or associations of several particles of matter into bodies of any certain denomination.
3. general agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality. there are thousands now such women, but convention beats them down.
4. a meeting or an assembly of persons, esp. of delegates or representatives, to accomplish some specific object, -- civil, social, political, or ecclesiastical. he set himself to the making of good laws in a grand convention of his nobles. r. baker. a convention of delegates from all the states, to meet in philadelphia, for the sole and express purpose of reserving the federal system, and correcting its defects. irving.
5. (eng. hist) an extraordinary assembly of the parkiament or estates of the realm, held without the king's writ, -- as the assembly which restored charles ii. to the throne, and that which declared the throne to be abdicated by james ii. our gratitude is due to the long parliament, to the convention, and to william of orange.
6. an agreement or contract less formal than, or preliminary to, a treaty; an informal compact, as between commanders of armies in respect to suspension of hostilities, or between states; also, a formal agreement between governments or sovereign powers; as, a postal convention between two governments. this convention, i think from my soul, is nothing but a stipulation for national ignominy; a truce without a suspension of hostilities. chatham. the convention with the state of georgia has been ratified by their legislature. jefferson.convention n.
7. a large formal assembly; "political convention".
8. something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" [syn: normal, pattern, rule, formula].
9. (diplomacy) an international agreement.
10. orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional [syn: conventionality, conventionalism] [ant: unconventionality].
11. the act of convening [syn: convening].
12. The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition.
13. General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality.
14. A meeting or an assembly of persons, esp. of delegates or representatives, to accomplish some specific object, civil, social, political, or ecclesiastical.
15. An extraordinary assembly of the parkiament or estates of the realm, held without the king's writ, as the assembly which restored Charles II. to the throne, and that which declared the throne to be abdicated by James II.
16. An agreement or contract less formal than, or preliminary to, a treaty; an informal compact, as between commanders of armies in respect to suspension of hostilities, or between states; also, a formal agreement between governments or sovereign powers; as, a postal convention between two governments. the act of convening something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" an international agreement a large formal assembly; "political convention".
17. 1. A convention is a way of behaving that is considered to be correct or polite by most people in a society. It's just a social convention that men don't wear skirts Despite her wish to defy convention, she had become pregnant and married at.
18. = custom.
19. In art, literature, or the theatre, a convention is a traditional method or style. the stylistic conventions of Egyptian art.
20. A convention is an official agreement between countries or groups of people. the UN convention on climate change. the Geneva convention.
21. A convention is a large meeting of an organization or political group. the annual convention of the Society of Professional Journalists. the Republican convention. = conference. Annapolis Convention Constitutional Convention Gastein Convention of Hartford Convention Montreux Convention Nashville Convention National Convention Convention Nationale political convention Convention on Biological Diversity Seneca Falls Convention Bern Convention International Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.
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